{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62be66f299d33c0012589a45/62be66f841bec800124a8c5c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"31. Ryan Hartshorn, Hartshorn Distillery","description":"<div>Ryan Hartshorn is the co-founder, director and Head Distiller at Hartshorn Distillery, a Tasmanian micro distillery that’s the first in the world to make boutique batches of Vodka and Gin from sheep whey, a by-product from their family business, Grandvewe Cheeses.</div><div><br></div><div>In this episode, you’ll hear how Ryan and his family ran the Grandvewe sheep cheesery for 13 years, before Ryan bought a copper still off eBay and against all odds, learnt how to ferment and distill sheep’s whey into Vodka.</div><div><br></div><div>Ryan’s persistence paid off, with his second batch of Sheep Whey Unfiltered Vodka winning the Best Varietal Vodka of Australia for three years running from 2017-2019 and winning the World’s Best Vodka at the World Vodka Awards in 2018.</div><div><br></div><div>And in the Aftertaste section, learn how to “build a moat” to defend your food and beverage products and business against competitors.</div><div><br></div><div>You can learn more about Hartshorn Distillery, Grandvewe Cheeses and connect with Ryan on:</div><div><a href=\"https://grandvewe.com.au/\" target=\"_blank\">https://grandvewe.com.au</a></div><div><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/hartshorndistillery\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/hartshorndistillery</a></div><div><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/hartshorndistillery\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/hartshorndistillery</a></div><div><br></div><div>Many thanks to this episode’s sponsor, the Food Innovation Centre at Monash.</div><div><br></div><div>Find out how they can help your business become more innovative: <a href=\"https://www.foodinnovationcentre.com.au/\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.foodinnovationcentre.com.au</a></div><div><br></div><div>Do you want to learn more about how you could develop new products to drive growth in your food and beverage business? Try reading Susie’s Amazon best-selling book,</div><div>“Innovation Feast; Create new product ideas to feed your hungry business”.</div><div><br></div><div>It’s available to purchase online at Amazon, Book Depository, Booktopia and via the website link below:</div><div><a href=\"https://eatdrinkinnovate.com.au/innovation-feast/\" target=\"_blank\">https://eatdrinkinnovate.com.au/innovation-feast/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Join me next time to eat, drink and innovate.</div><p>See <a href=\"https://omnystudio.com/listener\">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>","author_name":"Susie White"}